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Tara Silvestri, a classics major at the university, was awarded one of this year's 32 American Rhodes Scholarships, making her the second female Trojan to receive the prestigious fellowship to Oxford University.
"I'm proud, elated, excited and nervous at the same time," Silvestri said. "I'm proud not only for myself, but I'm proud to be representing USC, Nevada and the classics department."
Silvestri is the seventh student from the university to win the Rhodes Scholarship in the history of the award.
"I owe a lot to the people who recommended me and encouraged me," she said. "It would have been a much more difficult process without the university support."
Silvestri, who applied from her home state of Nevada, was one of four people from the scholarship's Southwest region to receive the scholarship for up to three years of gradu- _ Si,VMtri ate study at Oxford University. ivestri
The Southwest region is comprised of California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
Silvestri's selection marks the first time the university has had two successive Rhodes recipients, said Bryce Nelson, a journalism professor and former Rhodes Scholar, who coordinates all Rhodes applicants from the university. Holly Wyatt received last year's scholarship.
Silvestri, 22, will enter Oxford next September and plans to stay there the full three years, she said. She wants to use this opportunity to become a classics professor, she said.
To win the Rhodes, Silvestri first had to pass the state-level interview, which was conducted last Wednesday. Each state interviews 12 applicants, then nominates two of them for regional interviews, the last stage of competition.
"After the last interview, I did everything possible not to think about it because I didn't think I did that well," Silvestri said. "I thought I had a chance but didn't really expect to get it because the others were all so good."
Silvestri said her heavy involvement in community service probably set her apart from the rest of the applicants.
"I think they were looking for community service because part of Cecil Rhodes' will states that applicants should be prepared to 'fight the world's fight,' " she said.
Among other achievements, Silvestri was a coordinator for the Student Volunteer Center, which works to place university students in volunteer positions in local clinics and schools.
(See Rhodes, page 7)
Harassment
Awareness program helps law students cope
By Kathy Kelleher
Staff Writer
In response to complaints by female law students of sexual harassment during summer internships, the university's law school has created an awareness seminar to help them cope with the problem, officials said Monday.
"The information I'm getting is that sexual harassment is alive and well," said Lori Nelson, director of the law
school's placement and career planning center.
Numerous incidents of sexual harassment were brought to Nelson's attention, such as:
• A female student working as a law derk was at a cocktail party with an associate when a bug went down her dress. The associate reached down her neckline to "help" her rid herself of the pest.
• Another female student working
as a law clerk was called into the senior partner's office to comment on a case. Upon giving her assessment, the partner told her to take off her clothes.
• A student reported that a senior law partner with whom she interviewed for a job assessed her as a women's rights advocate and said, "I love hiring you feminist types because I can push your buttons. "
In turn, the law school now pro-(See Women, page 15)
CVB serves up ‘Key Lime Pie’
A & E, page 9
Volume CX, Number 66 University of Southern California Tuesday, December 12, 1989
Index
Viewpoint...........................4
Komlx.............................. 6
Security Roundup................... 6
Arts & Entertainment............... 9
Sports........................... 24
In Brief__________________________
Elections may be possible, pending Parliament’s vote
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — A joyous cacophony of bells and whistles on Monday heralded a popular victory against the Communists, and Czechoslovaks settled down to choosing a president from among heroes the old order once called villains.
A presidential contest appeared to be developing, and the choice may be thrown open to a popular vote.
The brief blast of noise replaced a threatened general strike, canceled after a flurry of events brought to power the first government in 41 years not dominated by Communists.
Parliament, which meets Tuesday, has two weeks to elect a president.
But the Club of Communist Deputies said Monday it will support a popular referendum on the president, the state news agency CTK reported.
From the Associated Press
Brad Edwards / Daily Trojan
Mike Eller, a graduate student in international relations, works with children at the Arnold Child Care Center on Severance Street near the university. The program serves children of the Tiojan family. ■ See story page 3.
Classics major at university wins Rhodes
By Wendy Root
Staff Writer
Hoops at home during break
Sports, page 24
Hepatitis on the decline after estimated 71 cases
Officials continue search for source
By Bob Elston
Staff Writer
Health officials treating and investigating the recent campus outbreak of Hepatitis A said Monday that the disease may be reaching the end of its course.
Meanwhile, the health center will try to peg the virus' source by testing blood samples from selected Dining Services workers this week.
"The number of cases is dying down," said Michael Tormey, epidemiologist for the Los Angeles County Board of Health's di-
vision of acute communicable diseases.
No cases were reported at the Student Health Center this past weekend but one case was diagnosed Monday morning, said Dr. Ronald Mandel of the health center.
"This may be the down side of this whole thing," Mandel said.
But Mandel also said that because there has been no source traced so far, it is unclear if there was a single exposure date.
Mandel said the pattern of cases will be clearer by the end of the week.
"I can't say, 'We've hit (a certain date). We can stop now,' " (See Hepatitis, page 8)

Tara Silvestri, a classics major at the university, was awarded one of this year's 32 American Rhodes Scholarships, making her the second female Trojan to receive the prestigious fellowship to Oxford University.
"I'm proud, elated, excited and nervous at the same time," Silvestri said. "I'm proud not only for myself, but I'm proud to be representing USC, Nevada and the classics department."
Silvestri is the seventh student from the university to win the Rhodes Scholarship in the history of the award.
"I owe a lot to the people who recommended me and encouraged me," she said. "It would have been a much more difficult process without the university support."
Silvestri, who applied from her home state of Nevada, was one of four people from the scholarship's Southwest region to receive the scholarship for up to three years of gradu- _ Si,VMtri ate study at Oxford University. ivestri
The Southwest region is comprised of California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
Silvestri's selection marks the first time the university has had two successive Rhodes recipients, said Bryce Nelson, a journalism professor and former Rhodes Scholar, who coordinates all Rhodes applicants from the university. Holly Wyatt received last year's scholarship.
Silvestri, 22, will enter Oxford next September and plans to stay there the full three years, she said. She wants to use this opportunity to become a classics professor, she said.
To win the Rhodes, Silvestri first had to pass the state-level interview, which was conducted last Wednesday. Each state interviews 12 applicants, then nominates two of them for regional interviews, the last stage of competition.
"After the last interview, I did everything possible not to think about it because I didn't think I did that well," Silvestri said. "I thought I had a chance but didn't really expect to get it because the others were all so good."
Silvestri said her heavy involvement in community service probably set her apart from the rest of the applicants.
"I think they were looking for community service because part of Cecil Rhodes' will states that applicants should be prepared to 'fight the world's fight,' " she said.
Among other achievements, Silvestri was a coordinator for the Student Volunteer Center, which works to place university students in volunteer positions in local clinics and schools.
(See Rhodes, page 7)
Harassment
Awareness program helps law students cope
By Kathy Kelleher
Staff Writer
In response to complaints by female law students of sexual harassment during summer internships, the university's law school has created an awareness seminar to help them cope with the problem, officials said Monday.
"The information I'm getting is that sexual harassment is alive and well," said Lori Nelson, director of the law
school's placement and career planning center.
Numerous incidents of sexual harassment were brought to Nelson's attention, such as:
• A female student working as a law derk was at a cocktail party with an associate when a bug went down her dress. The associate reached down her neckline to "help" her rid herself of the pest.
• Another female student working
as a law clerk was called into the senior partner's office to comment on a case. Upon giving her assessment, the partner told her to take off her clothes.
• A student reported that a senior law partner with whom she interviewed for a job assessed her as a women's rights advocate and said, "I love hiring you feminist types because I can push your buttons. "
In turn, the law school now pro-(See Women, page 15)
CVB serves up ‘Key Lime Pie’
A & E, page 9
Volume CX, Number 66 University of Southern California Tuesday, December 12, 1989
Index
Viewpoint...........................4
Komlx.............................. 6
Security Roundup................... 6
Arts & Entertainment............... 9
Sports........................... 24
In Brief__________________________
Elections may be possible, pending Parliament’s vote
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — A joyous cacophony of bells and whistles on Monday heralded a popular victory against the Communists, and Czechoslovaks settled down to choosing a president from among heroes the old order once called villains.
A presidential contest appeared to be developing, and the choice may be thrown open to a popular vote.
The brief blast of noise replaced a threatened general strike, canceled after a flurry of events brought to power the first government in 41 years not dominated by Communists.
Parliament, which meets Tuesday, has two weeks to elect a president.
But the Club of Communist Deputies said Monday it will support a popular referendum on the president, the state news agency CTK reported.
From the Associated Press
Brad Edwards / Daily Trojan
Mike Eller, a graduate student in international relations, works with children at the Arnold Child Care Center on Severance Street near the university. The program serves children of the Tiojan family. ■ See story page 3.
Classics major at university wins Rhodes
By Wendy Root
Staff Writer
Hoops at home during break
Sports, page 24
Hepatitis on the decline after estimated 71 cases
Officials continue search for source
By Bob Elston
Staff Writer
Health officials treating and investigating the recent campus outbreak of Hepatitis A said Monday that the disease may be reaching the end of its course.
Meanwhile, the health center will try to peg the virus' source by testing blood samples from selected Dining Services workers this week.
"The number of cases is dying down," said Michael Tormey, epidemiologist for the Los Angeles County Board of Health's di-
vision of acute communicable diseases.
No cases were reported at the Student Health Center this past weekend but one case was diagnosed Monday morning, said Dr. Ronald Mandel of the health center.
"This may be the down side of this whole thing," Mandel said.
But Mandel also said that because there has been no source traced so far, it is unclear if there was a single exposure date.
Mandel said the pattern of cases will be clearer by the end of the week.
"I can't say, 'We've hit (a certain date). We can stop now,' " (See Hepatitis, page 8)